Thousands of British soldiers will be told next month that their jobs are at risk as the next wave of Army redundancies is announced.

Around 9,500 posts  one in 10 soldiers  will be cut over the next two years in an attempt to reduce manpower from 97,000 troops to 82,000 by 2015. A further 6,000 soldiers will be lost through natural wastage and recruiting restrictions.

I would - Just less than the average wage in perpetuity. Of course, they're all bound to be pulling in much larger salaries as Consultants when they leave. Or so the ones I met on resettlement were confidently predicting...